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Surbiton — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Surbiton was won by Conservative at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 9,639 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Surbiton from 1955 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1955–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1955 Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher (Conservative) 22,863 64.9% Gordon Richards (Labour) 10,483 (29.7 pts) 79.5%
1959 Nigel Fisher (Conservative) 24,058 67.4% Arthur Imisson (Labour) 12,425 (34.8 pts) 79.0%
1964 Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher (Conservative) 20,499 60.6% Dennis Eric Heather (Labour) 7,162 (21.2 pts) 75.4%
1966 Nigel Fisher (Conservative) 19,989 57.9% Eric Heather (Labour) 5,428 (15.7 pts) 77.0%
1970 Nigel Fisher (Conservative) 17,359 51.7% Rusi Dhanjishaw Kerr-Walter (Labour) 6,890 (20.5 pts) 70.4%
Feb 1974 Nigel Fisher (Conservative) 17,176 45.6% David Arnold Stanley Brooke (Liberal) 6,500 (17.3 pts) 82.2%
Oct 1974 Nigel Fisher (Conservative) 15,330 45.7% Andrew MacKinlay (Labour) 6,021 (17.9 pts) 72.9%
1979 Nigel Fisher (Conservative) 20,063 56.6% Colin Peter Moore (Labour) 10,802 (30.5 pts) 75.5%
1983 Richard Tracey (Conservative) 18,245 54.5% Christopher Nowakowski (Social Democratic Party) 8,749 (26.1 pts) 71.3%
1987 Richard Tracey (Conservative) 19,861 55.9% David Thomas Burke (Social Democratic Party) 9,741 (27.4 pts) 78.3%
1992 Richard Tracey (Conservative) 19,033 54.4% Barbara Janke (Liberal Democrat) 9,639 (27.6 pts) 82.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher Conservative 22,86364.9% Yes
Gordon Richards Labour 12,38035.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Fisher Conservative 24,05867.4% Yes
Arthur Imisson Labour 11,63332.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Thomas Loveridge Fisher Conservative 20,49960.6% Yes
Dennis Eric Heather Labour 13,33739.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Fisher Conservative 19,98957.9% Yes
Eric Heather Labour 14,56142.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Fisher Conservative 17,35951.7% Yes
Rusi Dhanjishaw Kerr-Walter Labour 10,46931.2% No
Christopher Frederick Green Liberal 4,02712.0% No
Edgar Scruty Independent Powell Conservative 1,7065.1% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Fisher Conservative 17,17645.6% Yes
David Arnold Stanley Brooke Liberal 10,67628.3% No
Andrew MacKinlay Labour 9,81326.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Fisher Conservative 15,33045.7% Yes
Andrew MacKinlay Labour 9,30927.7% No
David Arnold Stanley Brooke Liberal 8,93126.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nigel Fisher Conservative 20,06356.6% Yes
Colin Peter Moore Labour 9,26126.1% No
Christine Jane Tilley Liberal 6,09317.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Tracey Conservative 18,24554.5% Yes
Christopher Nowakowski Social Democratic Party 9,49628.4% No
Nigel Davies Waskett Labour 5,17315.5% No
Jim Macellan Green 5511.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Tracey Conservative 19,86155.9% Yes
David Thomas Burke Social Democratic Party 10,12028.5% No
Allister Halbert McGowan Labour 5,11114.4% No
Jean Vidler Green 4651.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Tracey Conservative 19,03354.4% Yes
Barbara Janke Liberal Democrat 9,39426.9% No
Robin Hutchinson Labour 6,38418.3% No
William Parker Natural Law 1610.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1955: Conservative margin 29.7 pts 1959: Conservative margin 34.8 pts 1964: Conservative margin 21.2 pts 1966: Conservative margin 15.7 pts 1970: Conservative margin 20.5 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 17.3 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 17.9 pts 1979: Conservative margin 30.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 26.1 pts 1987: Conservative margin 27.4 pts 1992: Conservative margin 27.6 pts 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Surbiton has been contested at 11 general elections on record since 1955. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Surbiton in the 1992 general election?

Conservative won Surbiton in 1992 with 19,033 votes (54.4%), a majority of 9,639 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Surbiton since 1955?

Since 1955, Surbiton has been won by: Conservative.

What was the closest result in Surbiton?

The closest result on record for Surbiton was 1966, when Conservative beat Labour by just 5,428 votes (15.7 percentage points).

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